Dancing On Ice– My First Solo Routine Ice Recital

Dancing On Ice– My First Solo Routine Ice Recital

By Lily Adeline Rockwood

On May 5th, I had my figure skating recital. I skated to the song “River Flows in You” By Yiruma. It is a beautiful piano song that you can do just about any dance to. This song is one that my sister learned on the piano and it inspired me. It’s so graceful and beautiful, you just want to skate to it. “A River Flows in You” has two different beats to it. One beat is moderately slow, the other is just a little quicker. I paced my routine somewhere in the middle, not too slow, not too fast.

While I was skating, it felt as if the world was revolving around me. It felt as if all I could do was listen to my music and skate. It was like being in another world. I felt like I was flying.

When I first got on the ice I was a little scared and was hoping that I would not fall or mess up. I did go a little fast for the music but I fixed that by adding in another jump right before the end. I had already practiced it that way before just in case that same thing happened. Personally I think it is better with the jump added in.

Throughout the time I was on the ice I could hear my friends and family cheering, yelling my name, and encouraging me. My friends the Pomars came. They have always been a great encouragement with my skating. They sometimes go and play hockey on Fridays at the hockey rink while I am on the other side practicing my routines on the figure skating ice. It’s fun to see friends here.

I had several friends that also came. They said afterwards that I did really well. That made me feel good.

At the end of my song I rushed out of the rink so that I could say hello to everyone. We took a few pictures and talked for a little bit. That was nice.

Today was my best performance to date. Even though my routine was only a minute and a half long, I was able to fit in three jumps and a couple of twirls! One year ago, I couldn’t do any jumps or twirls at all. I’m excited to make so much progress in one year. I think ice skating is a beautiful art. My goal is to be an Olympic figure skater.

I hope that at my next recital I will be able to perform even better than I did this time. Until then, the practice must go on!